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Superman Vol. 4: Mythological by Brian Michael Bendis
3.0

Superman winds up trying to balance his life and it's not going well.

This volume is okay. Superman trying to balance his frustration with villains attacking him, his son being gone, his reveal of who he is to the world, and more is starting to weigh on him. I think the fact Superman deals with real issues is pretty clever and helps us connect to a basically god being. On top of that the art stays stylish and the fights are great. There's some great character moments too.

But overall storylines are okay. Mostly villain shows up, does bad things, superman beats them. This sounds like the plot to any superhero book but it feels feel cliche here. I never worry about Clark or anyone around him really. I liked they tried to change it where Superman tries to talk things out instead of fighting but in the end...he fights.

So yeah it's not bad, it's solid, but it could be better. I think I'm okay with Bendis finally stepping off this title. A 3 out of 5.